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(5) If the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission is
satisfied that the initiative meets the requirements of this Article, the
Commission shall submit the draft Bill to each county assembly for
consideration within three months after the date it was submitted by
the Commission.
(6) If a county assembly approves the draft Bill within three
months after the date it was submitted by the Commission, the speaker
of the county assembly shall deliver a copy of the draft Bill jointly to
the Speakers of the two Houses of Parliament, with a certificate that
the county assembly has approved it.
(7) If a draft Bill has been approved by a majority of the county
assemblies, it shall be introduced in Parliament without delay.
(8) A Bill under this Article is passed by Parliament if supported
by a majority of the members of each House.
(9) If Parliament passes the Bill, it shall be submitted to the
President for assent in accordance with Articles 256 (4) and (5).
(10) If either House of Parliament fails to pass the Bill, or the
Bill relates to a matter mentioned in 255 (1), the proposed amendment
shall be submitted to the people in a referendum.
(11) Article 255 (2) applies, with any necessary modifications, to
a referendum under clause (10).
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Enforcement of this
Constitution.
258. (1) Every person has the right to institute court proceedings,
claiming that this Constitution has been contravened, or is threatened
with contravention.
(2) In addition to a person acting in their own interest, court
proceedings under clause (1) may be instituted by—
(a) a person acting on behalf of another person who cannot act
in their own name;
(b) a person acting as a member of, or in the interest of, a group
or class of persons;
(c) a person acting in the public interest; or
(d) an association acting in the interest of one or more of its
members.